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e. On January 6, 2021, Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the attack on the United States Capitol. [ 1][ 2][ 3] She was part of a crowd of supporters of then U.S. president Donald Trump who breached the United States Capitol building seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. [ 4][ 5][ 6]
On January 6, the "Wild Protest" was organized by Stop The Steal and took place in Area 8, across from the Russell Senate Office Building. [202] On January 6, the "Freedom Rally" was organized by Virginia Freedom Keepers, Latinos for Trump , and United Medical Freedom Super PAC at 300 First Street NE, across from the Russell Senate Office Building.
A 1:00 p.m. protest at the U.S. Capitol is added to the January 6 rally announcement on the March to Save America website. [92] An internal Capitol Police intelligence report warns that enraged protesters flanked by white supremacists and extreme militia groups are likely to arrive in Washington armed for battle and target Congress on January 6.
After she pushed against a police line at the Capitol, summoned other rioters to join her and others and smashed the window on Jan. 6, 2021, Powell used a bullhorn to try to bring order to the chaos.
A Lake in the Hills woman is the 41st Illinoisan to be arrested in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as part of what federal prosecutors have called one of the most ...
The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., became the meeting place of the United States Congress when the building was initially completed in 1800. Since that time, there have been many violent and dangerous incidents, including shootings, fistfights, bombings, poisonings and a major riot. The first significant incident was an act of war.
Senators were set to count the electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol and roughly 2 miles away, Trump spoke at the "Stop the Steal" rally at a park south of the White House.
3⁄4 years in prison [ a] On January 6, 2023, American school teacher Abby Zwerner was seriously injured when a six-year-old male student shot her while she was teaching in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. The boy had brought from home, in his backpack, a 9mm semi-automatic pistol belonging to his mother.